OXFORD 9000
📚 verb • entry_id 2230

tamp

/tæmp/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
apisonar
To drive in or pack down by frequent gentle strokes
Tamp earth so as to make a smooth place.
Typically for the 'get-on-with-it' era, the railway and military worked like demons to restore the vital rail link. The crater was rapidly filled in and the earth tamped solid, the…